NTE2ua421.xml Guide to the Washington State University Kruegel Hall Scrapbooks 1957-1964 Washington State University Kruegel Hall Scrapbooks Finding aid prepared by Steinar Goheen Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2025 Finding aid encoded by Suzanne James-Bacon. 2025 Finding aid written in English. English. Finding aid based on DACS 2nd Edition ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections Archives 421 Kruegel Hall (Washington State University) Washington State University Kruegel Hall Scrapbooks 1957-1964 1.75 Linear feet of shelf space 1 Box Miscellaneous scrapbook and photograph album pages describing life and events in Washington State University’s Kruegel Hall dormitory. Collection materials are in English

Kruegel Hall finished construction in 1956 on the campus of the State College of Washington. Connected via a lounge to McAllister Hall, this complex went by name of “K-Mac” for short. The building was dedicated after William C. Kruegel, who was the bursar for the school. Kruegel financed the Pullman Community Building Company, a nonprofit organization that was created to build residence halls. Kruegel Hall was demolished in 2024-2025.

This collection contains two scrapbooks describing life and events in Washington State University’s Kruegel Hall dormitory. One ranges from 1957-1958, and the other ranges from 1963-1964. The pages show everyday life and activities that took place in Orton Residence Hall. This includes photos, pamphlets, news clippings, and hand drawn elements. The 1963-1964 scrapbook also contains photos of the Kruegel Hall Snow Queen finalists.

Two scrapbooks are stored flat in one box.

This collection is open and available for research use.

Copyright restrictions may apply.

[Item description]

Washington State University Kruegel Hall Scrapbooks, 1957-1964 (Archives 421)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Sara Refsland, office manager in WSU Housing and Residence Life, donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries on January 15, 2025, where it was retained without an accession number. It had been in storage in various Orton Hall locations for years.

WSU student Steinar Goheen Steinar Goheen processed this collection in February 2025. Scrapbooks possessed low states of structural integrity, and were unbound. The original order of pages was retained. Loose photos were matched to scrapbooks using given context clues.

Materials from WSU dormitories Kruegel Hall, East House (Archives 420), and Orton Hall (Archives 422) were all received together, but processed separately. A single Waller Hall calendar was incorporated into Archives 339. A few remaining unmatched photos were returned to the donor.

House meeting minutes, handbooks, and similar student administration materials for Kruegel Hall can be found in Washington State University Kruegel-McAllister Hall Records, 1964-1974 (Archives 146).

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Kruegel Hall (Washington State University) -- Records and correspondence Kruegel Hall (State College of Washington) -- Records and correspondence Kruegel Hall (State College of Washington) State College of Washington -- Students Washington State University -- Students Dormitories -- Washington (State) -- Pullman Student Life Colleges and Universities Washington (State) 1 1 Kruegel Hall scrapbook. 1957-1958 1 2 Kruegel Hall scrapbook. 1963-1964